Paul Yearsley until recently lived just south of Sydney, Australia and attends the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia that meets in the Southern Highlands.

In his twenties, Paul did what every young boy wants to do – become a fireman! Paul shares his reflections on how seeing people in the most extreme contexts has influenced his faith.

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Joshua Wallace lives in Melbourne, Australia and attends the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Canterbury.

Josh has done some research into the cases of the three Merz brothers, Rudolf, August and Albert. They lived in Nazi Germany and as Christadelphian brothers they refused to perform military service, declared that they were conscientious objectors and suffered terribly as a result. Years in a concentration camp in one case, a decade in a mental institution in another, and execution in the case of Albert – all were borne with extraordinary determination and fortitude for the sake of Christ.

The research for the story was conducted by Graham Jackman and is in the book entitled:

“As dying, and behold, we live” The Merz brothers and the Third Reich.

The book is available from Amazon or from the Christadelphian Scripture Study Service

See also the Wikipedia entry.

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David Olsen lives just north of Sydney, Australia and attends the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Punchbowl.

David has done some research into the horrible mode of death and punishment that became known a crucifixion.

What was so significant about this mode of death in the 1st century and what does it mean to us today?

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Joshua Robinson, originally from the UK, now living in Adelaide meets at the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Salisbury.

Joshua is a member of the Faith Alive committee that is responsible for the preparation and publication of the Faith Alive magazine, a magazine published by The Christadelphian Office.

It is an excellent resource for the target audience, initially designed for those aged from 16 to 25 but in recent times a broader audience as Josh explains.

The committee can be reached at: [email protected]

Details are on the Christadelphian Magazine website.

A sample copy of the magazine can be downloaded here.

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Colin Byrnes lives in Sydney and for many years has been a member of the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Castle Hill.

In the August and the September Christadelphian Magazine Colin wrote an article entitled COMPARING KINGS AND CHRONICLES and he seeks to understand the differences between these two books and the purpose behind their writing.

Colin joins us on Wilderness Conversations.

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Daniel Mansfield lives in Sydney, Australia and attends the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Punchbowl.

Daniels hobby is astrophotography and whist this is largely a visual hobby, not lending itself to a conversation, the connection between what we can see in the sky and scriptures is fascinating. You can see some of his photographs on his Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/dannymannys_astrophotography/

We discuss Lucifer, the morning star, the creation, the star of Bethlehem, Pleiades and Orion of Job 38:31 along with Mazzaroth of v 32 and the wandering stars in Jude 13.

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Peter Knowles lives in South Australia and attends the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Southern Vales south of Adelaide.

Peter joins wildernessconversations to discuss how the scriptures can help us to be mentally well.

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Sam Mansfield lives in Adelaide and is a member of the Christadelphian Church or ecclesia at Hyde Park.

Sam recently presented a series of studies in Cairns entitled, “The Fruit of the Spirit” taken from Paul’s letter to the Galatians – Sam joins Wilderness conversations.

But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23

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In 2019 all plans were in place for the 2019 Christadelphian Family Conference to be held in Adelaide in April of that year.

We know what happened, COVID hit and in fact even the next attempt to hold a conference two years later in Melbourne failed due to COVID. Now five years from the last conference, held in Brisbane, plans which are subject to the Fathers will are coming together for the Melbourne Christadelphian Family Conference to be held from January 8 to January 14.

It is a – now more highly appreciated opportunity for fellowship with Brothers, Sisters and Young People primarily from around Australia but no doubt some from other countries.

The theme is “Choose Life” and the two international speakers are Brethren Jim Styles from the USA and Andrew Bramhill from the UK.

Today on WildernessConversations the two key note speakers join us to share what they are looking forward to.

Details can be found at:

Melbourne Family Conference 2023

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Christadelphian and Author Colin Attridge is possibly known for his book on Fruit of the Spirit first published in 1998 with a 2nd edition in 2016 by The Dawn Book Supply.

Colin joins Wilderness Conversations to discuss his most recent book entitled “Gods Secret”. A 340 page book written primarily for those who are still looking for answers to the big questions; but relevant and extremely helpful to any enquiring mind.

The book is divided into two separate but complementary parts.

Part one lays a foundation, encouraging readers to look further into God’s Word. From the existence of a creator, through to the question of human suffering and God’s plan to rectify the worlds problems through the work of Jesus Christ.

The second part takes the reader step by step through the words of David in Psalm 34 as a key to unlocking true wisdom.

The book is available from The “Dawn” Book Supply in the UK and other distribution centers.

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